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Ares Management Corp has a consensus price target of $160.45 based on the ratings of 20 analysts. The high is $202 issued by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on December 20, 2024. The low is $96 issued by BMO Capital on August 2, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Wells Fargo, JMP Securities, and Wells Fargo on May 23, 2025, May 8, 2025, and May 6, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $185.33 between Wells Fargo, JMP Securities, and Wells Fargo, there's an implied 15.62% upside for Ares Management Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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05/23/2025 | Buy Now | 17.91% | Wells Fargo | Michael Brown63% | $182 → $189 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
05/08/2025 | Buy Now | 15.42% | JMP Securities | David Scharf68% | $165 → $185 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
05/06/2025 | Buy Now | 13.54% | Wells Fargo | Michael Brown63% | $156 → $182 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
05/06/2025 | Buy Now | 13.54% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $142 → $182 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
04/14/2025 | Buy Now | -5.17% | Morgan Stanley | Michael Cyprys68% | $197 → $152 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/09/2025 | Buy Now | 0.44% | TD Cowen | Bill Katz69% | $216 → $161 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/08/2025 | Buy Now | -2.68% | Wells Fargo | Michael Brown63% | $187 → $156 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
04/08/2025 | Buy Now | 2.94% | JMP Securities | Brian McKenna65% | $165 → $165 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Market Outperform | Get Alert |
04/07/2025 | Buy Now | -11.41% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $217 → $142 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
04/04/2025 | Buy Now | 25.4% | B of A Securities | Craig Siegenthaler76% | $221 → $201 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/03/2025 | Buy Now | 3.56% | Goldman Sachs | Alexander Blostein73% | $188 → $166 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 16.66% | Wells Fargo | Michael Brown63% | $215 → $187 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/06/2025 | Buy Now | — | JMP Securities | Brian McKenna65% | — | Reiterates | Market Perform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
02/06/2025 | Buy Now | 34.13% | Wells Fargo | Michael Brown63% | $207 → $215 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/06/2025 | Buy Now | 35.38% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $224 → $217 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
01/27/2025 | Buy Now | 39.75% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | → $224 | Reinstates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
01/14/2025 | Buy Now | 29.14% | Wells Fargo | Michael Brown63% | $212 → $207 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
12/20/2024 | Buy Now | 26.02% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Michael Brown63% | $166 → $202 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
12/12/2024 | Buy Now | 32.26% | Wells Fargo | Michael Brown63% | $176 → $212 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
11/11/2024 | Buy Now | -6.42% | Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell51% | $146 → $150 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
11/05/2024 | Buy Now | 8.55% | JP Morgan | Kenneth Worthington59% | $176 → $174 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
11/04/2024 | Buy Now | -8.92% | Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell51% | $148 → $146 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
11/04/2024 | Buy Now | 16.66% | TD Cowen | Bill Katz69% | $184 → $187 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
11/04/2024 | Buy Now | 15.42% | RBC Capital | Kenneth Lee65% | $170 → $185 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
11/04/2024 | Buy Now | 9.8% | Wells Fargo | Michael Brown63% | $172 → $176 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/22/2024 | Buy Now | 21.65% | UBS | Brennan Hawken72% | $158 → $195 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
10/11/2024 | Buy Now | 6.06% | RBC Capital | Kenneth Lee65% | $150 → $170 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
10/10/2024 | Buy Now | 1.07% | Morgan Stanley | Michael Cyprys68% | $136 → $162 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 9.18% | TD Cowen | Bill Katz69% | $162 → $175 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 7.31% | Wells Fargo | Michael Brown63% | $156 → $172 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/07/2024 | Buy Now | 8.55% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $155 → $174 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
09/30/2024 | Buy Now | -0.18% | Goldman Sachs | Alexander Blostein73% | $145 → $160 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
09/12/2024 | Buy Now | -2.68% | Wells Fargo | Michael Brown63% | → $156 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
08/27/2024 | Buy Now | -12.66% | Redburn Atlantic | — | → $140 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
08/15/2024 | Buy Now | -17.03% | Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell51% | $134 → $133 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
08/05/2024 | Buy Now | -3.3% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $151 → $155 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
08/05/2024 | Buy Now | 1.07% | TD Cowen | Bill Katz69% | $158 → $162 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/30/2024 | Buy Now | -10.79% | JP Morgan | Kenneth Worthington59% | $141 → $143 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
07/10/2024 | Buy Now | -5.8% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $150 → $151 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
07/10/2024 | Buy Now | -1.43% | UBS | Joseph Parkhill75% | $160 → $158 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/08/2024 | Buy Now | -1.43% | TD Cowen | Jason Gabelman59% | $168 → $158 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
06/13/2024 | Buy Now | -17.65% | Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell51% | → $132 | Reinstates | → Hold | Get Alert |
05/28/2024 | Buy Now | 9.8% | Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell51% | → $176 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
05/22/2024 | Buy Now | -6.42% | RBC Capital | Kenneth Lee65% | $150 → $150 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
05/22/2024 | Buy Now | 6.68% | TD Cowen | Jason Gabelman59% | $154 → $171 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
05/09/2024 | Buy Now | -20.77% | Jefferies | Gerald O'Hara70% | $131 → $127 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
05/07/2024 | Buy Now | -3.92% | TD Cowen | Jason Gabelman59% | → $154 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
05/03/2024 | Buy Now | -6.42% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $153 → $150 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
04/12/2024 | Buy Now | -0.18% | UBS | Joseph Parkhill75% | $156 → $160 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/09/2024 | Buy Now | — | JMP Securities | Brian McKenna65% | — | Reiterates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
04/08/2024 | Buy Now | -4.55% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $157 → $153 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/15/2024 | Buy Now | -18.27% | Jefferies | Gerald O'Hara70% | $122 → $131 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
02/12/2024 | Buy Now | -2.05% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $146 → $157 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/12/2024 | Buy Now | -9.54% | RBC Capital | Kenneth Lee65% | $135 → $145 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
02/09/2024 | Buy Now | -12.03% | JP Morgan | Kenneth Worthington59% | $119 → $141 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/09/2024 | Buy Now | -21.39% | Wells Fargo | Timothy O'Shea80% | $112 → $126 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
02/06/2024 | Buy Now | -15.78% | RBC Capital | Kenneth Lee65% | $120 → $135 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/24/2024 | Buy Now | -26.38% | Morgan Stanley | Michael Cyprys68% | $109 → $118 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/22/2024 | Buy Now | -30.13% | Wells Fargo | Timothy O'Shea80% | $109 → $112 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/09/2024 | Buy Now | -23.89% | Jefferies | Gerald O'Hara70% | → $122 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
11/01/2023 | Buy Now | -26.38% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $130 → $118 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
11/01/2023 | Buy Now | -32% | Morgan Stanley | Michael Cyprys68% | $114 → $109 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/18/2023 | Buy Now | -28.88% | Morgan Stanley | Michael Cyprys68% | $105 → $114 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/10/2023 | Buy Now | -23.89% | Jefferies | Gerald O'Hara70% | $111 → $122 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
10/10/2023 | Buy Now | -18.9% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $126 → $130 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -32.62% | JP Morgan | Kenneth Worthington59% | $104 → $108 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -25.14% | RBC Capital | Kenneth Lee65% | $110 → $120 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -34.49% | Morgan Stanley | Michael Cyprys68% | $100 → $105 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -40.11% | BMO Capital | Rufus Hone74% | $95 → $96 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -33.25% | Wells Fargo | Timothy O'Shea80% | $97 → $107 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -21.39% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $117 → $126 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
07/24/2023 | Buy Now | -31.37% | RBC Capital | Kenneth Lee65% | $105 → $110 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
07/19/2023 | Buy Now | -27.63% | UBS | Joseph Parkhill75% | $100 → $116 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/18/2023 | Buy Now | -37.61% | Goldman Sachs | Alexander Blostein73% | $90 → $100 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/13/2023 | Buy Now | -27.01% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $108 → $117 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
07/11/2023 | Buy Now | -39.48% | Wells Fargo | Timothy O'Shea80% | $93 → $97 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/10/2023 | Buy Now | -38.86% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Michael Brown63% | $99 → $98 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
06/12/2023 | Buy Now | -41.98% | Wells Fargo | Timothy O'Shea80% | $99 → $93 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
05/26/2023 | Buy Now | — | JMP Securities | Brian McKenna65% | — | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
05/22/2023 | Buy Now | -43.85% | Morgan Stanley | Michael Cyprys68% | $88 → $90 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
05/02/2023 | Buy Now | -34.49% | RBC Capital | Kenneth Lee65% | $100 → $105 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
05/01/2023 | Buy Now | -38.24% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Michael Brown63% | $93 → $99 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
05/01/2023 | Buy Now | -44.48% | BMO Capital | Rufus Hone74% | $90 → $89 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
05/01/2023 | Buy Now | -38.24% | Wells Fargo | Timothy O'Shea80% | $97 → $99 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
05/01/2023 | Buy Now | -32.62% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $98 → $108 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
04/14/2023 | Buy Now | -38.86% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $99 → $98 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
04/05/2023 | Buy Now | -35.74% | B of A Securities | Craig Siegenthaler76% | $104 → $103 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/14/2023 | Buy Now | -37.61% | RBC Capital | Kenneth Lee65% | $93 → $100 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
02/13/2023 | Buy Now | -45.1% | Morgan Stanley | Michael Cyprys68% | $82 → $88 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
02/13/2023 | Buy Now | -39.48% | Piper Sandler | Sumeet Mody86% | $86 → $97 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/10/2023 | Buy Now | -42.6% | Wells Fargo | Timothy O'Shea80% | $81 → $92 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/10/2023 | Buy Now | -43.23% | BMO Capital | Rufus Hone74% | $89 → $91 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
02/10/2023 | Buy Now | -38.86% | Goldman Sachs | Alexander Blostein73% | $89 → $98 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/10/2023 | Buy Now | -38.24% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $87 → $99 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
01/12/2023 | Buy Now | -45.72% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $82 → $87 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
12/19/2022 | Buy Now | -48.84% | Barclays | Benjamin Budish81% | $90 → $82 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
11/15/2022 | Buy Now | -40.73% | UBS | Joseph Parkhill75% | $78 → $95 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
11/14/2022 | Buy Now | -41.98% | BMO Capital | Rufus Hone74% | → $93 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
11/01/2022 | Buy Now | -41.98% | RBC Capital | Kenneth Lee65% | $83 → $93 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
10/31/2022 | Buy Now | -48.84% | Morgan Stanley | Michael Cyprys68% | $76 → $82 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) was reported by Wells Fargo on May 23, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $189.00 expecting ARES to rise to within 12 months (a possible 17.91% upside). 43 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) was provided by Wells Fargo, and Ares Management maintained their overweight rating.
The last upgrade for Ares Management Corp happened on April 8, 2025 when JMP Securities raised their price target to $165. JMP Securities previously had a market perform for Ares Management Corp.
The last downgrade for Ares Management Corp happened on January 9, 2024 when Jefferies changed their price target from N/A to $122 for Ares Management Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Ares Management, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Ares Management was filed on May 23, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 23, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Ares Management (ARES) rating was a maintained with a price target of $182.00 to $189.00. The current price Ares Management (ARES) is trading at is $160.29, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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